Folk Songs from Iraq
Songs Alwardat albayda (الوردة البيضاء) Hila Ya Rumana (هيلا يا رمانة) See also songs from the Middle East world regions
Alwardat albayda
Lyrics – Transliteration (Folk song from Iraq) Any wardat bayda shakli jamilyamhlaan jamali liman amil (repeat) ya atfal yahlwyn ashrabu alhaliblilsihat walquaa asalw tabib ashrib ealaa muhlik wa’ashkur allahlazim tashkur rabik abadana maa tansah (repeat) walhamd lilah walshukr lilah (repeat) ...
Longing for Spring
Lyrics (German folk tune, Lyricist unknown) Oh how cold the winter weather,All is sorrowful and drear,And the north wind whistles rudely,No bright sunbeam shineth near. Could I hasten to the mountains,Could I see the valley green,I would lie down ’mid ...
Riding Round the Cattle
Lyrics (American folk song) Whooping up cattle, I’m setting up straddle,I’m riding round the cattle RefrainAnd a whoop-ti-yiddle-um yea,Yum-a yea,And a whoop-ti-yiddle-um day. 1. I went out a-riding, a-rounding up the cattle,And I thought I would be a-riding up straddle ...
Ranz des vaches (Kuhreihen)
Info This tune was traditionally played by cowherds on the horn to call their cattle home. It is also associated with Swiss nostalgia. Both Rossini and Berlioz used this tune in their compositions. (source) Lyrics – Arpitan / Franco-Provençal (Folk ...
Sailing On the Ocean
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Sailing on the ocean, the tide rolls high,Sailing on the ocean, the tide rolls high,Sailing on the ocean, the tide rolls high,You can find a real good friend by and by. 2. Got me a real ...
Hashivenu
Lyrics – Transliteration (Hebrew folk song) Hashivenu hashivenu adonai, elecha,venashuva venashuva,Hadesh, Hadesh yamenu kekedem English Translation – Turn Us Back Turn us back, turn us back, O LORD to Youand we will turn, and we will turnrenew, renew our days ...
Hush-a-Bye Baby Bye
Lyrics (Folk song) Hush-a-bye, baby bye,We are rocking, you and I,Hush-a-bye, baby bye,Hush-a, Hush-a-bye.Bye-a-bye my baby,Bye-a-bye my baby,Hush-a-bye, baby bye,Hush-a, Hush-a-bye. See also Type: lullaby Form: AABA Harmony: chords I & V Melody: ascending major pentascale Meter: 4 Scale: hexachord ...
Saint Patrick’s Day
Lyrics (Irish folk tune, Lyrics M.J. Barry, 1918) 1. Oh blessed be the days when the green banner floatedSublime o’er the mountains of free Innisfail,When her sons to her glory and freedom devoted,Defied the invader to tread her soil,When backed ...
By the Waters of Babylon
Info This text is taken from Psalm 137. Lyrics (Philip Hayes, 1786) By the waters, the waters of Babylon,We sat down and wept and wept for thee Zion.We remember, we remember, we remember thee Zion. See also Subjects: Christian / ...